A MESSAGE From the Citizens of LONDON TO The Lord Generall Fairfax, concerning the Kings Majeſty, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of YORK.

UPpon mature and ſerious conſultation of your late Remonstrance and Declarati­on, for the ſetling of this bleeding King­dom in a more ſafe and mutual poſture, the executing of Juſtice upon his Ma­jeſty, and all other perſon or perſons, who have acted contrary to the knowne Lawes of the Realm, the ſummoning in the Prince of Wales, and the2 Duke of York, and the ſetting of a period for the ending and diſſolving of this preſent Parliament, &c In refe­rence whereunto, we do deſire, That there may bee a mitigation, and favourable conſtruction of the prece­dent actions and proceedings of his Majeſty, and their Highneſſes the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of York, in relation to the late VVar, and that there may bee a more equall diſpenſing of Juſtice and Mercy, in rela­tion to things done or ſuffered in the ſaid wars; and for all other particulars therein ſpecified we do una­nimouſly declare, that we ſhall moſt willingly and freely concur with your Excellency, and the Coun­cell of the Army therein; proteſting, to ſacrifice lives and fortunes, and all that is near and dear unto us, in purſuance of the ſame.

A new Remonſtrance from the Army, to the City and Kingdome.

BEing full of ſad apprehenſions concerning the danger and evill of the Treaty with the King, and of any accommodation with him, or reſti­tution of him thereupon, We did by our late Remon­ſtrance upon the Reaſons and Grounds therein expreſ­ſed, make our application thereby unto the preſent Houſe of Commons, that the dangerous evill of that4 way might be avoided, and the peace of the Kingdome ſetled upon more righteous, ſafe and hopefull grounds, viz. a more equall d•ſpenſing of Juſtice and Mercy in relation to things done or ſuffered in the late wars, and the eſtabliſhing of the future Government of this King­dom upon a ſafe ſucceſſion and equall Conſtitution of Parliaments, and that (for the ending of preſent, and avoiding of future Differences) to be Ratified by an Agreement and Subſcription of the people therunto. Which things we preſſed in the way of Reaſon and Perſwaſion onely, that they might be duely and time­ly conſidered. But to our griefe we find, in ſtead of any Satisfacton or a reaſonable anſwer thereto, they are wholly rejected, without any conſideration of what ever Reaſon or Juſtice might be in the things ſet forth or propounded therein; for what leſſe can be underſtood, when the things propounded were mainly for the avoidance of evils appearing in the Treaty with the King: And feeing the prevailing part of thoſe, to whom we did apply, to have as it were their eyes wilfully ſhut, and eares ſtopt, againſt any thing of Light or Reaſon offered to them, we find no place left for our former charitable or hopefull ap­prehenſions, concerning their errour in ſuch evill ways; but remaining fully aſſured of the danger and deſtructiveneſſe thereof, as to all thoſe publique ends for which they were intruſted, and alſo of the juſt advantage and neceſſity which lie in the things we have propounded and inſiſt on, we now ſee nothing left, to which their engaging and perſiſting in ſuch waies, and rejection of theſe better things propounded, can rationally be attributed leſſe then a treacherous or5 corrupt neglect of, and Apoſtacy from the Publique Truſt repoſed in them; although we could wiſh from our ſoules, we might yet find the contrary.

Therefore it is our hearts deſire, and ſhall be our endeavour, that ſo much, both of the matter and form of the preſent Parliamentory Authority may be pre­ſerved, as can be ſafe, or will be uſefull to theſe ends, untill a juſt and full Conſtitution thereof, both for matter and form (ſutable to the publique ends, it ſerves for) can be entroduced.

And therefore firſt, it ſhould be great rejoycing (if God ſaw it good) that the majority of the preſent Houſe of Commons were become ſenſible of the evil and diſtructiveneſſe of their late way, and would re­ſolvedly and vigorouſly apply themſelves to the ſpee­dy execution of juſtice, with the righting and eaſing of the oppreſſed people, and to a juſt ſettlement of the Kingdome upon ſuch foundations as have been pro­pounded by us, and others for that purpoſe, and would for the ſpeedier and ſurer proſecution of theſe things exclude from Communication in their Councels, all ſuch corrupt and Apoſtarized Members as have ap­peared hitherto, but to obſtruct and hinder ſuch mat­ter of Juſtice, Safety, and publique intereſt, and to pervert their Councels a contrary way and have there­in ſo ſhamefully both falſified, and forftied their Truſt,

But however of God ſhal not ſee it good (to vouch­ſafe that mercy to tem and the Kingdome) we ſhall ſecondly deſire, That ſo many of them as God hath kept upright, and ſhal touch with a juſt ſence of thoſe things, would by proteſtation or otherwiſe, acquit5 themſelves from ſuch breach of Truſt, and approve their faithfulneſſe, by withdrawing from thoſe that perſiſt in the guilt therof, & take ſuch a poſture, wher­by they may ſpeedily & effectually proſecute thoſe ne­ceſſary and publique ends, without ſuch inteerupti­ons, Diverſions, or depravations of their Councell from the reſt, to their endleſſe trouble, and hazard of the Kingdom as formerly, and for ſo many of them, whoſe hearts God ſhall ſtir up thus to do.

We ſhall therein, in this caſe of extremity, looke upon them as perſons having materially the chief Truſt of the Kingdom remaining in them, and though not a for­mall ſtanding power to be continued in them, or drawn into ordinary Preſidents; yet the beſt and moſt rightfull that can be had, as the preſent ſtate and exigence of af­fairs now ſtand; And we ſhal accordingly owne them, adhere to them, and be guided by them in their faithful proſecution of that truſt, in order vnto, and until the in­troducing of a more full and formal power in a juſt Repreſentative to be ſpeedy endeavoured.

Now yet further to take away all jealouſies in rela­tion to our ſelves, which might with-hold or diſcourſe any honeſt members from this courage, as we have the witneſſe of God in our hearts, that in theſe proceedings we do not ſeek, but even reſolve we wil not take advan­tages to our ſelves, either in point of profit or power; and that if God did open to us a way, wherin with ho­neſty and faithfulneſſe to the publique Intereſt, & good people ingaged for us, we might preſently be diſchargeed, ſo as we might nor in our preſent Employments look on, and be aceſſary to, yea ſupporters of the Parlia­ment, in the preſent corrupt, oppreſſive and deſtructive6 proceedings, wee ſhould with rejoycing, and without more ado embrace ſuch a diſcharge, rather then inter­poſe in theſe things to our owne vaſt trouble and haz­zard; ſo if we could but obtain a rational aſſurance for the effectuall proſecuting of theſe things, we ſhall give any proportionable aſſurance on our parts, concer­ning our laying down of arms, when, and as we ſhould be required.

But for the preſent as the caſe ſtands, we apprehend our ſelves oblieged in duty to God, this Kingdome, and good men therein, to approve our utmoſt abilities in all honeſt wayes, for the avoiding of theſe great evils which we have remonſtrated, and for proſecution of the good things we have propounded; and alſo that ſuch perſons who were the inviters of the late invaſi­on from Scotland, the Inſtigaters and incouragers of the late inſurrections within this Kingdome, and (thoſe forcible wayes failing) have ſtill purſued thoſe wicked deſignes by treacherous and corrupt councels, may be brought to publike juſtice, according to their ſeverall demerits. For all theſe ends we are now drawing up with the Army to London, there to follow providence as God ſhall clear our way.

On Saturday Decemb. 2. Upon further debate of the Deſires of the Army, The Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-councel, declared, That all meanes poſſible ſhould be uſed, for keeping a right understanding and mutual correſpondence between the City and Army, and that no means ſhould be left unaſsayed (on their parts) for the establiſhing of a firm and laſting peace, through­out all His Majeſties Realms and Dominions.